Day: March 10, 2026

LIFE REFLECTIONS PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY

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LIFE and the Consequences of Ignorance By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Life is the greatest classroom ever created. Every day, it teaches lessons—sometimes gently, sometimes harshly. Yet one of the greatest tragedies of human existence is not the absence of opportunities, but the persistence of ignorance. Ignorance is not merely the absence of knowledge. It is the refusal to seek truth, the unwillingness to learn, and the comfort of remaining uninformed in a world overflowing with wisdom. Throughout history, individuals, communities, and even nations have paid dearly for the consequences…

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VIEW: Youth in IBLCDA Governance: A Season to Prove Doubters Wrong

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Henry Ikuesan Olugbenga Too often in the immediate past, community leaders and local governance authorities rallied the young people to organise and equip themselves for service and leadership positions. However, when such positions opened up, the young ones were sidelined usually for some unfathomable reasons. Happily, the situation is changing. In particular, one is impressed with what is being deliberately done at the Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA where many competent, visible and highly industrious young people are being given positions of responsibility. There is something quietly powerful about a leadership which listens,…

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Aroyewun Inaugurates IBLCDA Cabinet, Assigns SLG, Supervisor, Special Adviser Portfolios

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye The Executive Chairman of Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (IBLCDA), Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, on Monday, fully inaugurated his Executive cabinet and allocated portfolios to the newly appointed cabinet members. At the swearing in ceremony held at the Council Secretariat, the council boss announced his Vice Chairman, Barr. Ade Ayeni as the Supervisor for Investment and Wealth Creation. In addition, he will also oversees the activities of the Supervisors and Special Advisers in charge of Civic Engagement; Culture and Tourism; Transport and Market Affairs, Social…

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Imota Council Chair Pledges 100% Support For Renewed Hope Agenda In Ikorodu

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Kunle Adelabu The Executive Chairman, Imota Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Sunday Benson Ayodele has given a total commitment to the grassroots mobilisation for the re – election of President Bola Tinubu. Hon. Benson Sunday Ayodele, who stated that he would give 100% support for the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) in Ikorodu Division gave the pledge when the coordinator of the initiative, Comrade Japhet Odesanya, led his team to his office at the Imota LCDA Secretariat last Friday to pay him a courtesy visit. “In the area of support…

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Ramadan Lecture: Lagos East Arewa Community Commends Senator Abiru, Rallies Support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

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Our Reporter As the train of the Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru Ramadan Lecture Series, across Lagos East Senatorial district, reached Mile 12, Ikosi-Isheri LCDA, members of the Arewa community in the district, under the leadership of Alhaji Usman Shehu Jibrin (Sampam), on Sunday commended Senator Adetokunbo Abiru for his inclusive leadership and engagement with diverse communities, as they gathered for a Ramadan lecture sponsored by the lawmaker. The well attended Tafsir, which brought together community and political leaders, Islamic scholars and other stakeholders, provided an opportunity for participants to reflect…

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